Harthbreaker

Welcome to HARTHBREAKER, a tabletop roleplaying game set in the fantasy world of the Dungeon Age published adventures and stories.

HARTHBREAKER is a rules-light 2d6 fantasy RPG. Game content is set in the world of Harth, which leans toward dark fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, the Dying Earth genre, and similar materials. 

DESIGN OVERVIEW

• HARTHBREAKER is designed to be easy to teach to new players (and young players), and easy to set up a completely new game at a moment’s notice. 
• New players can create a unique character in just 3-5 minutes. 
• The Game Runner can use the many (many!) provided tables to quickly generate a one-shot quest, or a far more complex long-term campaign.
• The core gameplay mechanic is the Powered by the Apocalypse system of rolling 2d6+Trait to produce one of three results: Total Success, Partial Success, or Failure.
• Character creation is skill-based and class-less. (But you can select particular skills to create classic fantasy classes and archetypes.)

GAME TYPE:  PbtA / Classless / Skill-based / Dungeon Delver / Rules-light / 2d6 / Sword and Sorcery

PRODUCT CONTENTS

A 10-page Player's guide, including:

• General advice to players
• The Harthbreaker Character Sheet
• Character creation instructions (takes less than 5 minutes)
• Explanations of the 28 Special Skill options
• 5 original Folk (ancestries) options (in addition to humans)
• Guide to buildinging archetypal classes in this skill-based class-less game

A 57-page Game Runner's guide, including:

• General advice to GRs
• 35 tables and lists to create adventure content, including:
• Lists of Harth's foes and monsters
• How to create original creatures
• How to generate Quick Quests
• How to create detailed villains and conflicts
• How to create rival factions and organizations
• How to create detailed and unique NPCs
• How to build unique villages and populate them with villagers
• How to create wilderness locations and encounters
• How to create dangerous social encounters "on the road"
• How to build dungeons, dungeon rooms, and traps
• Lists of Saintly Shrines, Eldritch Altars, and Weird Water fountains to interact with
• How to create Magical Items and Weapons
• Lists of magical clothing and tools
• The sample adventure: "A Theft in Lonely Moor"
• A bit of design advice for hacking this game

FILES

• This product includes two PDF files: one 70-page game guide and one character sheet.

PRODUCT KEYWORDS: Dungeon Age, RPG system, fantasy heartbreaker, Powered by the Apocalypse, Dying Earth, Law and Chaos, Dungeon Delver